Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation

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CRC Press, 2012 M07 19 - 350 páginas
This important book-the only complete, one-stop manual on microirrigation worldwide--offers knowledge and techniques necessary to develop and manage a drip/trickle or micro irrigation system. The simplicity of the contents facilitates a technician to develop an effective micro irrigation system.Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation include
 

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2 Evapotranspiration
31
Use Installation and Maintenance
53
4 Irrigation System
71
5 Principles of DripTrickle or Micro Irrigation
103
6 Installation
133
7 Automation
143
8 Chemigation
165
9 Chloration
181
12 Design of Trickle Irrigation Systems
219
13 Design of Lateral Lines
247
14 Evaluation of the Uniformity Coefficients
261
15 Use of Soil Mulch
271
16 Viability Studies
279
Glossary of Technical Terms
291
Appendices
317
Bibliography
333

10 Filtration Systems
195
11 Service and Maintenance
213

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Dr. Megh Raj Goyal obtained his bachelor degree in agricultural engineering from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. He obtained his MS and PhD degrees in agricultural engineering from Ohio State University, USA. At present, he is a professor of agricultural and biomedical engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus. He has published more than 200 technical articles in professional journals, a textbook on the elements of agroclimatology, conference proceedings on biomechanics, and two bibliographies on micro irrigation. A professionally licensed engineer, he is known as the "Father of Irrigation" in Puerto Rico.

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